# IREN’s $3B Note, CME Compute Futures, Mike Alfred’s Stock Picks, Trump’s Q1 Bitcoin Equities

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Podcast: [Blockspace: AI & Bitcoin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/blockspace-ai-bitcoin-6791695)
Published: 2026-05-15T19:55:00+00:00
Episode link: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com/podcast/s/blockspace_ai_bitcoin/iren_s_3b_note_cme_compute_futures_mike_alfred_s_stock_picks_trump_s_q1_bitcoin_equities
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Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Today for news, we cover IREN’s new $3B convertible note – the largest convert ever for a public bitcoin miner – Trump’s Q1 bitcoin equity buys, and the 90-day pause on zoning discussions for Hut 8’s proposed 500...

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